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Ballia SDM suspended after caught beating up people not wearing masks
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow/Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Ballia Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ashok Chaudhary, who was seen in a video beating up people not wearing masks and failing to observe social distancing, has been suspended, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office.
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Electricity dept employees in Andhra's Krishna district stage protest over
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Several linemen in the electricity department at Vissannapeta town of Nuzividu sub-division electricity office staged a protest on Tuesday alleging that one of the employees was suspended after he demanded masks for fieldwork.
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India continues to extend helping hand to Nepal to fight COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 17 (ANI): India has been extending its hands to long-time partner Nepal by supplying various medicines and equipment to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19: Delhi Police issues Rs 500 challan to those gathered in lawns of
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): A special drive was launched on Sunday to issue challans to those who had gathered in the lawns of India Gate along Rajpath and had violated norms of social distancing and other restrictions like mandatory wearing of masks to contain COVID-19 spread, said Raj
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India's COVID tally nears 24 lakh mark with highest single-day spike of 66
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): With the highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases, India's COVID count approached 24 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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BBG Foundation joins hand with health workers to help people during COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): BBG Foundation in the midst of the global pandemic continues its services to support & help people to be safe against the disease.
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Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking directions to Centre to classify masks, san
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Centre to classify masks and sanitisers as essential commodities, regulate their prices and reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on alcohol-based sanitisers.
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Over three crore N95 masks, one crore PPE kits, ten crore HCQ distributed
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Over 3.04 crore N95 masks, more than 1.28 crore PPE kits and over 10.83 crore HCQ tablets have been distributed among the States, Union Territories and central institutions, free of cost by the central government since March 11, said the Union Ministry of Hea
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Digambar Kamat urges PM Modi to issue directions to ban masks with tricolo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Congress leader Digambar Kamat on Wednesday demanded a ban on masks with tricolour and Ashok Chakra printed on it, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct all states not to allow selling of such masks.
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Neck gaiters can not protect people amid COVID-19, say Duke University res
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 12 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus pandemic face masks have become part of everyone's lives but there are questions on which masks to wear. Researchers from Duke University have recently published the results of its study that tested which face covering is effective to preve
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Maharashtra to cap prices of masks, sanitisers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said that soon notification will be issued by the State government for capping the prices of masks and sanitisers.
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Gadkari to write Commerce Ministry, PM regarding export of PPE kits, masks
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that he will write to Commerce Ministry and Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the export of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, facial masks and sanitisers.
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